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[–] [email protected] 100 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Americans love rules for everyone else, but not for themselves.

[–] [email protected] 46 points 1 month ago (1 children)

90% of American Facebook tier conversations about criminal justice are this image

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

I'm going to break it even harder!

Does a little tax fraud

[–] [email protected] 63 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

So to summarise:

  • The Union Jack makes you love rules

  • Stars make you say that you hate rules

  • Full-height vertical red bars make you say that you love rules

  • Living in North America makes you hate rules

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Replace "makes" with "is correlated with" because we don't have sufficient evidence to infer causality.

[–] [email protected] 23 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

This sounds dangerously like a rule 🤔 🇨🇦

[–] [email protected] 31 points 1 month ago (3 children)

This is more accurate than it looks like at first glance. As an Australian, we like to think that we are all larrikin individuals. Actually we are mostly law-abiding freaks even under the most ridiculous constraints.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Yep, as an Irish jaywalker, I was shocked to find not only is jaywalking not allowed, but you actually get fined. For crossing the road with no traffic.

Or even just being denied entry to a pub for racism or sexism. Its an offrnce not to leave immediately.

On the bright side, peopke clean their shit upnin parks and beaches for the most part.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

Too true...

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

What about those shared bikes thrown on the water ever weekend?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I've seen that phenomenon all over the world . Nobody loves them.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

You say we are the most law abiding but also we are on average throwing bikes as much as anyone else. Can you pick a side please?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

Some people will pick a fight about anything. Ok, I'm wrong, you discovered the killer point in my entire thesis!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

It's interesting to hear the pov of an Australian. From the outsider's perspective, I think you love rules given Australia's outside reputation as a nanny state.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

Even worse, we have a nasty habit of informing on our fellows. Not for murder, or other serious crimes, but for breaking stupid council rules and such. We call it dobbing. We dobb.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 month ago (3 children)

How did you get the idea that Canada doesn't like rules?

[–] [email protected] 21 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Visit the North. Very clear attitude towards rules.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I'm from Québec, I'm very much from the North. I know in Québec we try to make our own rules just to piss off the rest of Canada.

But, I'm just curious as to what attitude you are referring to, towards Canadians. Because they've tried to impose their rules on us for quite a long time.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Don't refer to other Canadians as if you aren't also Canadian. Seperation didn't happen, get over it.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

You're just mad because we're the original and the best kind of Canadiens. 😘

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 month ago (1 children)

No, actually. You can go on thinking that tho, no one can stop you.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 month ago

Did I miss something?

[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 month ago (1 children)

It's never a war crime the first time

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

That's our appreciation for clear rules

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

If anything, it makes us legal scholars - if it's not a written rule, it's a loophole in the making

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Ever been to Alberta? It's Texas lite and half the time doesn't make sense.

We also hate rules (especially if you also say the name Trudeau)

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

Hahahahaha! Yeah ok I see it now.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Dr. L. Kravitz (1989) had a thesis that the clause be inverted

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

Huh thought he only did rock

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago

In this limited context only the British and the US are honest.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Why are we in your commonwealth meme? And how can this not be cross-posted to [email protected] ?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago

Feel free to crosspost! (I stole this meme anyway)

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Are you wondering why it isn't cross-posted already, or are you trying to prevent it?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago

Uh.... whichever one is against the rules, that's the one I want!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

This is an absolutely brilliant summary.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago